Table 2.
Recurrence pattern | Resection rate (%) | P value | R0 rate (%) | P value |
Axial | 88.9 (24/27) | < 0.001 | 85.2 (23/27) | < 0.001 |
Anterior | 33.3 (7/21) | 33.3 (7/21) | ||
Posterior | 25 (2/8) | 25 (2/8) | ||
Lateral | 21.7 (5/23) | 4.3 (1/23) |
The values shown are the resection rate expressed in %, with the number of patients with successful resection/total number of patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer in parentheses.